The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-07

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1t is reported that ten out Of twenty ap-
plicants for West Point cadetship were re-
Gently rejected as unit Tor service through
the use OF cigarettes, the habit having
brought on what is termed by physicians
tobacco heart
The six-year-oId son of q Kentucky
man IS acquiring notOriety IS q weather
prophet. The child is small for his age, and
can not yet talk plainly. but has developed
bsrometricai powers TO a wonderful degree.
Since he was four years Old his parents. who
are respectable and reliable people, declare
that he has foretold every rain, hail storm
or snow storm, and even the light showers
and sprinkles so plentiful in the spring Of
the year. One day recently, while the sun
was blazing down with intense neat, the
child came into the house from the yard,
where be had been intently gazing at the
heavens, aud predicted heavy rliu-stoIIn,
10 be followed by profuse fall Of hail. In
the afternoon his prophecy was verified by
heavy storm.
"A horse that delivers papers IS an object
Of general interest and admiration in the
city of Indianapolis. The animal delivers
papers TO over one hundred subscribers
never missing one in his rounds and is as
prompt as clock The animal Is as
sisted in his labOrs by small boy who
hands out the papers, but it does not mat
ter whether the boy knows the route or not
! as the horse IS perfect ully familiar with it.
| The memory Of this DOble animal Is certain
| ly wonderful. Gentle as a lamb, he tiots in
2:55 when necessary TO have the first pack
| age at the prominent newsstand ahead of
/ all other dailies. SO accurate Is this AMI
nal in his daily course that the large sum OF
/ six hundred and Efty dollars has been Of
| fered by an admirer. but was refused the
horse costing three years ago only seventy
/ five dollars.
"A horrible accIdenv occurred on the
! Columbus & Cincinnati Midland Railway
last Friday evening. An express tram run
nning at the rate OF thirty-fve miles per
hour ran mo buggy which was crossing
the track at MUrgan's Station, about FIVE
miles from the city. The buggy contained
! two aged ladies-Mrs. Susan Bell, a widow
who resides in the neighbOThood, and her
sister-lu-law, Mrs. +. w. Henderson, who
resides at Salem, Iowa. They were on the
way to visit Z neighbo- and were only a few
rods from their destination. The buggy
was torn TO pieces and the two women kill
ed instantly and thrown into a field The
bodies were so mangled and cut to pieces
that neither could have been recognized b.
those who were acquainted with them.
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discovered the buggy on the track they
made desperate effort to give the alarm
and stop the train, but were unable to do
SO. The crossing of the track at this poiu;
is between two hills, and the vehicle could
not be seen until they were near upon it.
One of the greatest living curlosities in
human form is Riley Smith, OF the State of
Indiana who for years has wandered abou.
/ Bloomington, most of tho time dependent
I upon the township for a livelihood De is
I remarkable as beng the taIIest man. the
I smallest about the waist, and having the
largest feet Of any person in the whole
county. He is feet ~ in height, measures
! II Inches about the waist ard weaIs a No.
/ II shoe that by actual measurement holds
/ IL pecks Of corn. He Weighs l45 pounds
No shoe is made by the trade large enough
! by four numbers and when a pair IS de
/ manded Smiths order Is sent 20 a Louis
J yille (ky.J firm where the shoes are made
according to a measurement kept bythem
! Once each year pair OF plough shoes are
/ ordered. They weigh almost 10 pounds and
( are made Of heavy leather, and have broad
I heels The shoes are lG inches long, the
/ heel measure is 49, inches. the instep IOLz
! inches, and the bail 10 inches. Smith is a
native of North Carolina, is 46 years old
and emigrated to Indiana in 1860 lie is
married and has two children. He is a Re
} publican.
The FdTnler's Rerie1c, OF Chicago. pub,
I fishes its estimates Of the corn crop OF 1881,
/ placing it at about 800 coo 900 FOL lowing
| data : The seven corn surplus States OF
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, Iowa
Kansas aud Nebraska have during the Las
seven years produced an average within a
small fraction of 900, 600. 600 bushels annu.
ally. This year all these States have suffer
ed severely from drought. The Depart
ment Of Agricultural estimated the condl-
tlon Of the crop in these States on Septem-
Der 1, based Cn reports of It's correspon-
dents prior 90 that date, at "a per cent
The farmers ReuieIC has estimated the con-
dition, based on reports OF its correspon-
dents up to September i, at only 81 per
cent. of an average crop. This 81 per cent.
would give for these States only SO, ,OOO, 600
bushels in this years crop Tne rest of
the country has in these seven years pro-
duced an average OF about go 600 600 BUSH
els. But the crop this year is above the
average in the Atlantic and cotton States,
and it has been estimated that the yield will
be 100, 600, 600 bushels in excess OF the aver
age of past years. This will give TO the
country outside OF the seven corn States
above named a crop OF 74O 900 600 bushels,
which, added to the $40, 900. OOO bushels
from the seven corn States, makes a total
corn crop fo- the whole colntry Of 3d.
600, 600 bushels.
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